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the Gate Eight Gang

About Me

For the kids who live for concession-stand nachos, Jeff Jimerson's national anthem, Malkin's killer backhand, Fleury's acrobatic skills, Colby's crooked nose and Recchi's bald head.
For the kids who will freeze their asses off with 1,200 of their closest friends to see Sidney pop another water bottle off the net.
For the kids who bring their signs, their face paint, their big foam fingers, and their enthusiasm no matter WHO the opponent, no matter WHAT the score.
For the kids who are the future of the penguins' franchise, even if we can't skate.
Pitt has the Panther Pitt and the Oakland Zoo. Duquesne has the Red and Blue Crew. We decided it's time the students behind the Pittsburgh Penguins be recognized. We're loyal supporters of our black-and-vegas-gold boys and we routinely help the Igloo sell out. The Pens love us, Errey & Steigy love us and let's be honest, we love us.
Welcome to the Unofficial Pittsburgh Penguins Student Section:
The Gate 8 Gang.
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pens fans. LOTS of them.

My Blog

nhl entry draft 2007: experiences

     I work for the NHL.    Okay, I worked for the NHL.    For two days.    (But those two days were amazing.)    For th...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 22:03:00 GMT

we're kind of a big deal (nhl awards + commentary)

The NHL Awards were announced yesterday, June 14th, in Toronto. Not to shabby for the Pens, eh?The Calder Memorial Trophy (outstanding rookie) -- EVGENI MALKIN, Pittsburgh PenguinsPaul Stastny, Colora...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:47:00 GMT

some [hockey] food for thought

ten years ago today, kevin dineen scored the final goal in hartford whalers history. it was the game-winner in a 2-1 contest against the tampa bay lightning.six months later, the team returned, but to...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:25:00 GMT

"it's not like i got traded for a used puck bag..."

So says Noah Welch, now of the Florida Panthers.The trade deadline has passed and as our "Empty Netter" friends over at the PG say, "now it's time to clean up the wrapping paper and figure out what we...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:24:00 GMT

Dear Kansas City,

We gave you an NHL franchise.During the Kansas City Scout's inagural season, you evicted them for a nine game home stretch because the arena was booked -- with the AMERICAN ROYAL RODEO AND LIVESTOCK S...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:47:00 GMT

t-shirts: retry.

We're going to take a whack at getting t-shirts. Again. Good News: Since I *personally* set it up this time, there will be no backing out and the shirts WILL get done.Better News: The turn around time...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:36:00 GMT

G8G T-Shirts

We're ready to take t-shirt orders. SIZES: SMALL -- 28L, 18W MEDIUM -- 29L, 20W LARGE -- 30L, 22W XL -- 31L, 24W length (shoulder seam at collar to bottom hem) width (armhole to armhole across ches...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:21:00 GMT

and so it begins...

This is AMAZING. When we first pitched this idea to each other, none of us thought it would actually work. We're glad to see there's interest!First, a few housekeeping things.The "official" unofficial...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:37:00 GMT